Mikkeller Santas Little Helper 2011

Mikkeller
Formerly brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Copenhagen, Denmark

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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On tap @ Local Republic (L’ville, GA). Pours deep reddish/brown/black with tan head and good lacing. Chocolate, spices, hint of coffee, roasted malts, dark fruit on the nose. Complex taste off dark fruit and coffee dominate for me, but chocolate and some spice with a known booziness. Very nice.

Bottle at ekstedt tasting on December 2, 2011
2011 edition, 37.5 cl, BB 31/08/17, marked 9.1%
Dark brown color, to black. Light brown head. Spicy alcohol scent. Malty, grainy, alcohol taste. Grainy aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bitterness.

Bottle. Pours black with a dark brownish tinge against the light and a large, thick, latte head. Aroma is fairly sweet with liquorice, coffee, alcohol, tones of christmassy spices. Taste is rather sweet though, again with coffee and spices and roastedness as well as alcohol. Palate is medium, could be fuller. Rather disappointing.

Bottle at Ekstedts tasting 2011-12-02. Spicy malty aroma, coriander, ginger, some brown sugar and yeast. Malty spicy flavor, chocolate, cocoa, milky notes.

This beer rocks. Dark brown, with some reddish hues. Strong aromas of spices, and dark chocolate. Tastes of dark fruit, toffee/caramel, dark chocolate, some coffee, and lots of malt. A bit thick, with some warming booze thrown in. Sweet, chocolaty finish. This stuff is great, words do not do it justice. I strongly recommend this to anyone.

(bottle) Colour is deep red-ish black. Head is large and foamy. Fruity berry aroma with some roasted notes. Flavour is loads of salty licorice with a smooth and warming finish. A really good Belgian Stout.

Tap. Pours opaque with a medium, fizzy tan head, short retention with good lacing. Aroma is dark chocolate, coffee, and roast malt with light ash and smoke, dark fruity esters and light alcohol notes. Flavor is dark chocolate, coffee, and roast malt, dark fruity esters, medium bitterness and a dry finish. Full body, medium warmth and carbonation.

Bottle 750ml.

Clear dark black brown colour with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, coffee, dusty, moderate hoppy, hops. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111123]

Bottle. This is a really good christmas sipper. It’s sweet of chocoalte and at the same time quite aggressive with notes of something burned and licorice. Also quite spicy. BIg bodied.

On tap at The Bavarian Lodge. Pours a black body with a finger-width, dense and creamy, brown head that dissipates slowly and leaves lots of nice lacing throughout. Aroma is rich, milky chocolates and coffee with a light spicing. Some licorice, dark fruits, and toffee. Flavor is licorice spice and rich chocolates up front with some toffee and dark fruits. A nice coffee and roast comes through in the end as this finishes dry, but rich and balanced with a light hoppy bitterness. Lengthy aftertaste following a medium, smooth body and a moderate, soft carbonation. Overall, a really solid beer. Chocolate and roasty with a really smooth body and a nice, dry, roasty, somewhat hoppy bitterness. Nice licorice spice as well. Enjoyable.